BBC Two will look back on the life and influential career of Stephen Fry this Christmas.

A one-hour retrospective titled Stephen Fry: A Life on Screen will air next month, as a co-production of BAFTA and Whizz Kid Entertainment.

The film will examine Fry's beloved comedy partnership with Hugh Laurie and his emergence as a fixture of UK television.

BAFTA's director of production Clare Brown announced today (November 24): "BAFTA is delighted to have this opportunity to shine the spotlight on Stephen Fry, who has hosted our Film Awards with such great style for an incredible ten years."

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Throughout his career, Fry has won an Emmy for his film on mental illness and earned a Golden Globe nomination for the 1997 biopic Wilde.